The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-05

ST. LOUIS TAKES BOTH GAMES.
ST.. LOUIS. July An the morning the cham
p.ons knocked Mays out of the box in the sixth
inning, after batting him for twenty-one hits.
including home runs by Corniskey and Foutz.
King on the other hand, was very effective and
was splendidy supported by Boyle who caught
a brilliant game The game was sided, out
side of the champions heavy hitting and brill
liant fielding. The score stood Is to In favor
of ST. Louis.
The champions captured the second game, to-
day. from the Metropolitans by another terrific
smuggling exhibition, this afternoon, in which
Lynch was the target They hit him viciously,
Foutz making two home runs and Welch what
was In reality home run Caruthers pitched
MAGNIFICENT game. and was splendidly supported
by Boyle. Brilliant fielding. especially on the
champions part, was the order of the day.
Caruthsrs especially distinguished himself by
Capturing a foul fly after a hard run up to the
grand stand. The fielding of Gleason, Robin
son. Hankinson and Wech, and the magnificent
hitting of Foutz and WEIGH, and Comiskey's
timely drives were the best features. Score:
Metropoiitans. o o o Ga
:. Earned runs--st. Louis. Is; Metropolitans, 2.
Three base hit-Welch Stolen bases-Latham 80,
Garuthers, Robinson t2' Home runs-Foutz; 2
and Hankinson; Latham, Robinson and Comiskey;
Sylvester. Latham and Comiskey. First base
pitched baGsason el' Errors-st Louis. q Metro
politans g. Struck out--Bv Lynch, l. Passed balls
Curry.
LOUISVILLE. IL; ATHLETICS, 5.
LOUISVILLE July 4.-The game advertised to
be played in the morning between the Athletic
and Louisville clubs prevented by q heavy
realm. which lasted an hour.
The disappointment caused by the rain in the
morning had the effect of bringing out big
crowd at the ball park this afternoon, there being
about six thousand people present The Athlet-
les played poor fielding game. the work of
Townsend behind the bat being especially weak
weighing batted hard, however and the
victory of the home club due to the
with which they hit him. Score:
h kfpist,as - ! 9 8 Q Ill
Earned runs-L,ouisville, 5; Athletics, q Twobase
Browning 81. Wolf, Mack Werrick. Poorman. Nc
First base on balls-Of Weyhing 8: off Ramsey, 3.
Hit by pitched ball-Hecker and Poorman. Struck
Townsend, 3. wild pitches-Weyhing 2. Umpire
Hurley.
CINcINATTI, IL; BALTIMORE, 6.
CINCINNATI. July 4.-Cincinnat turned the
tables the Batimores, this afternoon in the
presence of c, 0e0 enthusiastic ceebrators of the
Fourth. Kilroy was simply killed. and singles
were a good deal more common than blsckber-
riss are at this season. 1t was a hard hitting
game all around, the visitors gauging Mulane
for five of their eleven hits in the last two in
nings Score:
Baltimore .-..0 o 2 o &c
Earned runs-Cincnnati, 10; Baltimore A. Two
base hits-Tebeau Fulmer. Stolen bases-Tucker
Fulmer. Three base hits-Reiiy, Davis. Home
Reilly; Burns, Greenwood and Tucker. First base
balls-Fennelly, Kiroy. Davis Griffin. Errors
Cincinnati. 2; Baltimore. 4. First base
Baltimore, 2. Struck out-Nicoll Sommer %, Full
CD Passed ball-keenan. Wild pitch-Mul-
lane Tme-I5O. Umpire-Ferguson.
The morning game was won by Baltimore-6
to 2
A TIE GAME AND A VICTORY FOR CLEVELAND.
CLEVELAND, July 4-Twelve innings were
played this morning between Cleveland and
Brooklyn, and At 2 O'Clock the umpire declared
the contest draw, the score standing tot. 1t
was exciting game and both teams made bad
errors at critical points.
The afternoon game a very fine contest,
and the home team won it on its merits. Their
playing equal to that OF the Brookyns in
the field and inferior TO it at the bat Harkins
was hit freely especially in the first innings
Daily pitching for the Cleveands, and they
could pct understand his curves. While only a
few Of them struck ont, the balance could not
hit Daily safely. The features CT the game were
the in field work of Mexican, Toy and Stricken.
Mexican made the star play of the game oy
stop of hot grounder. Attendance,
about $780, Score:
Cleveland. ...-----4 o o o 2 o Is
Earned runs-Cleveand 6; BROOKLYN l. Two base
hits-Stricker (2) Phillips Smith. Three base hit
Hotaling Stolen bases-Stricker (2), Hotaling (3l,
Sweeney, Pinkney. Mc'Tammany First base n balls
Stricken Pinckney. McTammany. Swartwood. Errors
Cleveland 4; Brooklyn 3. First base on Errors
Cleveland, 3; Brooklyn. /. Struck out-Sweeney,
Daily (2) Pinckney. PHILIPPE, Harkins Wild pitch
Harkins TiIne-Two hours. Umpire-McQuaid